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Money- As A Social 'Essential' Not Mentioned.

Disambiguating Cynosure
over 5 years ago

Greetings, anyone. This another of those Things which, if I ever gained access to 'Social Media/Forums', I have wanted to ask to "The Public". Responses, Support, Counters, Serious or Light... I do not mind.

This is in two Parts:

Part 1 - Partaking of 'Society' nowadays, totally disregards Money. For example: We are all, Young and Old, forced to 'Do things Online'. But what is never mentioned is that to be 'Online' requires a Device and a Subscription. These things cost a LOT of money... but this is glossed over as "Just a Click Away!" and similar. Purchases, Devices, Accounts, Subscriptions, Apps... such Prerequisites are NEVER mentioned. Adverts may sell one or two of those mentioned things, but never the fact that they (the PRICE Of) are needed Altogether.

Part 2 - This second is a simple observation. How much is it TRUE that Those who work within the "National Infrastructure" - Essential Services - (Such as Doctor, Nurse, Police, Fire Rescue, CareWork, etc.) ... are paid Wayyy less, than Non-Essential Things, (Such as Politicians, Footballers, Actors, etc.)...?

(To simplify all of this, another example...: Who, why and what, would anyone take if forced to be stranded upon a very faraway Desert Island? A Mobile Phone and a Footballer, with no connections... Or a Toolkit and a Nurse, also with no connections...)

Thanks for Reading. I may not be able to Post so much lately, but I am still who I am, and I intend to stay seeking what - and whom - I seek.

:-)

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  • over 5 years ago

    I think it's because the economy on a very faraway desert island is very different from that on a teeming mainland with societal structures that have developed over centuries.  

    I generally see my choices and purchases as mini votes.  Here on the mainland my basic necessities are usually covered first, often without great thought, and often provided by lots of staff locally.  Beyond that I might cast my votes on entertainment, often provided by much fewer workers at the top of their game but brought to me over various media.  If others make similar choices, that's a lot more votes for them per head.

    On the island, though, i'd probably find it so hard to cover my basic necessities that ALL of my votes (my preoccupations, time and money) would be used up on these.  I probably wouldn't have time to think about entertainment at all and, assuming there were a few others there, it would probably take us several hundred years to get to the point where actors and footballers would once again become that "important".    

       

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  • over 5 years ago

    I think it's because the economy on a very faraway desert island is very different from that on a teeming mainland with societal structures that have developed over centuries.  

    I generally see my choices and purchases as mini votes.  Here on the mainland my basic necessities are usually covered first, often without great thought, and often provided by lots of staff locally.  Beyond that I might cast my votes on entertainment, often provided by much fewer workers at the top of their game but brought to me over various media.  If others make similar choices, that's a lot more votes for them per head.

    On the island, though, i'd probably find it so hard to cover my basic necessities that ALL of my votes (my preoccupations, time and money) would be used up on these.  I probably wouldn't have time to think about entertainment at all and, assuming there were a few others there, it would probably take us several hundred years to get to the point where actors and footballers would once again become that "important".    

       

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